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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8339360" data-attributes="member: 58172">As others have said, it is DMs discretion.The earlier Prestidigitation was more like a freeform limited Wish spell. I dearly love this. It became a sport to abuse it in creative thinking-out-of-the-box solutions for various challenges. Because of the ingenuity, players tended to admire and tolerate the sport.To prevent abuse, the 4e and 5e versions are highly limited and itemize its only uses specifically.Still, depending on the DMs interpretation, some of the wording is open-ended enough for the Prestidigitation cantrip to regain some of its charm.Prestidigitation: for example."You chill, warm, ... 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour." I take to mean you can fold up clothing to fit within 1 cubic foot, and then all of it stays cool for an hour, or warm. Armor if its pieces can fit within the cube, similarly. Thus yes to chain mail, but a breast plate requires several castings (so stick with cooling the clothing underneath)."You instantaneously clean an object ... no larger than 1 cubic foot", in my interpretation, means you can use Prestidigitation for a shave and haircut, and Legolas-levels of perfect hair."You create ... an illusory image that can fit in your hand ... until the end of your next turn", means one can alter a face temporarily."You can create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as ... a puff of wind, or an odd odor". The effect is real but gentle and in some situations useful. One can with a Performance skill check, mimic someones voice."You can instantaneously light ... a torch". This use is intended for objects that are designated for fire, but can work improvisationally for unattended objects, such as bundling cloth together to use for a fire.</blockquote>

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